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Three FSU hockey players eyed in sexual-assault probe

By Alana Melanson, amelanson@sentinelandenterprise.com

Updated:
02/06/2014 06:34:16 AM EST

FITCHBURG -- Three Fitchburg State University hockey players have been barred from campus pending a police investigation of an alleged off-campus sexual assault reported to police on Sunday, according to police and university officials.

Sgt. Glenn Fossa confirmed early Wednesday afternoon that Fitchburg police "are investigating what has been reported as a sexual assault by three men who say they are Fitchburg State hockey players."

As of Wednesday night, he said there were no charges or arrests in the case.

Fossa said the alleged victim is a female, but he did not know whether she is a student at the university.

Police are not yet releasing details as to when the assault allegedly occurred or the location of the incident, but it was in the Fitchburg Police Department's jurisdiction.

Matthew Bruun, the university's director of public relations, said in an emailed statement to the Sentinel & Enterprise Wednesday that the students have been barred from the campus and restricted from all activities connected with the university, including attending classes and participating in athletics, pending the police investigation.

"Fitchburg police and university personnel have been in close contact since the allegations about an off-campus incident were first reported," Bruun said in the statement. "The university is cooperating with the ongoing Fitchburg police investigation, and the accused students face sanctions up to and including permanent dismissal."

Falcons coach Dean Fuller did not respond to requests for comment.

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WHDH-TV reported the alleged assault occurred early Sunday morning after a home hockey game.

The Falcons' most recent game was Saturday night, and served as a benefit for the Wounded Warrior Project, through a partnership with the Fitchburg Police Relief Association. The game, in which the team beat the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs, 4-2, raised more than $12,500 for the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps veterans returning from war with physical and psychological needs.

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